About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Journal Motricidade (ISSN 1646-107X, eISSN 2182-2972) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Sílabas Didáticas, LDA, under a continuous publication model, with articles published online upon acceptance and completion of the editorial process. The journal provides immediate open access to all published content under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence.

Its mission is to promote the development and dissemination of theoretical and empirical research in sports science, human movement, human development, and health.

The journal publishes original research articles and review papers that are methodologically rigorous and theoretically grounded, contributing to the scientific advancement of sports science, human movement, human development, and health, and fostering international scholarly debate in these fields. Both qualitative and quantitative research designs are welcome.

Manuscripts are considered for publication provided that they contain original theoretical or experimental data that have not been published previously, either in whole or in part, nor are they under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Manuscripts may be submitted in English or Portuguese. Submissions written in English will undergo a preliminary assessment of linguistic quality. If accepted, a final language revision will be conducted during the copy-editing stage.

All submissions must comply with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the American Psychological Association (APA) for the preparation of scientific manuscripts. Where applicable, authors must clearly state that the study complies with the highest ethical standards and that prior approval was obtained from a recognised ethics committee or institutional review board.

The correct title to be used in the reference list is Motricidade.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the Journal Motricidade’s OJS (Open Journal Systems) platform, available at:

https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/about/submissions.

New users must register beforehand.

Required Submission Files

Authors must upload three separate mandatory files during submission:

Manuscript (blinded version) [Template]

Must not contain any identifying information (authors’ names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or self-identifying references).
All metadata must be removed from the file properties to ensure compliance with the double-blind peer review process.
The document name should be 'manuscript blind'.

Title Page [Template]
Must include:

Full article title and running title
Full author names and ORCID identifiers
Institutional affiliations and physical address of the corresponding author (as required by SciELO standards)
Corresponding author’s e-mail
Conflict of interest statement
Funding statement
Author Contributions (CRediT taxonomy)
Ethics approval statement (when applicable)
Manuscript information (word count, number of tables and figures)

Cover Letter [Template]
The cover letter must include:

Statement of originality and exclusive submission
Copyright declaration and exclusive publishing licence
Authorship confirmation in accordance with ICMJE criteria
Confirmation of individual contributions under the CRediT taxonomy
Ethical compliance statement
Agreement to the publication fee

Submission Process in OJS

The online submission process includes five steps:

Select the article section/type and confirm compliance with submission requirements.
Upload the blinded manuscript file.
Upload the Title Page and Cover Letter as supplementary files.
Enter all author metadata in the OJS system (names, affiliations, ORCID, corresponding author details) and provide the title, abstract (maximum 200 words), and keywords.
Confirm submission.

All required documents must be uploaded during the submission process. Manuscripts with missing mandatory files will not proceed to peer review.

After submission, the editorial office will verify compliance with the submission requirements before initiating the peer-review process.

PUBLICATION FEE

Journal Motricidade provides immediate open access to its content. The journal is indexed in several international bibliographic databases. For more details, kindly refer to the abstracting and indexing section below.

Upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication and before the galley proofs are sent to the authors, they must proceed with the payment of a publication fee of 300 euros (plus 23% VAT). A receipt will be issued and provided to the authors upon completion of the transaction. Journal Motricidade will provide the details on how to proceed with the payment.

Plagiarism screening

All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening prior to the peer review process. Journal Motricidade uses Plagius as its primary similarity detection software. Where necessary, additional similarity reports may be obtained using other recognised plagiarism detection tools available to members of the editorial team through their host institutions.

Manuscripts presenting significant levels of textual similarity or suspected plagiarism may be rejected or returned to the authors for clarification before being considered for peer review.

This screening forms part of the journal's commitment to academic integrity, publication ethics, and responsible research practices.

Peer Review Process

Peer review is conducted using a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed throughout the review process. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript does not contain any information in the main text, title page, supplementary files, or file properties that could reveal their identity to reviewers. Authors may suggest up to two potential reviewers, providing their full name, e-mail address, and a justification for their recommendation. Authors may also indicate researchers or academics whom they prefer not to review their manuscript.

Journal Motricidade follows an internal and external review process. Initially, the Editorial Office assesses whether the manuscript falls within the Journal's scope, meets the required standards of scientific quality, methodological rigour, ethical compliance, clarity of presentation, and adherence to the Journal's author guidelines. Manuscripts that do not comply with the APA referencing style or other submission requirements will be returned to the authors before entering the peer-review process.

If the manuscript fulfils all these criteria, it is submitted to double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers with recognised expertise in the relevant field. Journal Motricidade does not assess manuscripts based on subjective perceptions of the importance or novelty of the findings. Editors and reviewers evaluate the scientific soundness of the study, including its theoretical background, research design, methodology, data handling, statistical analysis, interpretation of results, and compliance with ethical and reporting standards. In the event of substantial disagreement between the reviewers' recommendations, the manuscript may be forwarded to a third independent reviewer.

Upon completion of the review process, the corresponding author will be informed of the reviewers' evaluations and the editorial decision. When revisions are requested, authors will have one month to submit a revised version of the manuscript reflecting the reviewers' comments. Authors must upload two files through the OJS platform: (i) a revised version of the manuscript with all changes highlighted; and (ii) a point-by-point response addressing all reviewers' comments. The revised manuscript may be re-evaluated by the reviewers and editors before a final decision is reached. The final editorial decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief and is communicated to the corresponding author by e-mail.

Publication Frequency

Journal Motricidade is published continuously in an online open-access format.

Open Access Policy

Motricidade is a fully open access journal. All articles are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, with no embargo period.

Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, and use them for any other lawful purpose, without requesting prior permission from the publisher or the authors, provided that such use complies with the terms of the journal's license.

All articles published in Motricidade are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

No registration or subscription is required to access the journal's content.

Technical Information

ISSN (print): 1646-107X
ISSN (online): 2182-2972
Legal Deposit: 222069/05
ICS: 124607
Frequency: Continuous Publication

Publisher Information

Publisher
Sílabas Didáticas, LDA

Postal Address
Urbanização Aleu, 5
5000-054 Vila Real
Portugal

E-mail
silabasdidaticas@gmail.com

Abstracting and Indexing

Web of Science: SciELO Citation Index, Scopus, SciELO, DOAJ, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, CABI, EBSCO, ProQuest, SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), Latindex, Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO, NLM Catalog, BASE, OCLC, Gale, SIIC Databases, BVS ePORTUGUÊSe, Genamics JournalSeek, Qualis.

SCImago rank

QUALIS CAPES Evaluation

Classification for the four-year period 2021-2024 (Plataforma Sucupira)

B1 - Main Area of Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Partnerships

University of Beira Interior

Journal History

Journal Motricidade initiated its publication in January 2005. Since then, it has published original and review articles on Sports, Health, and Human Development, positioning itself in both Portuguese and Brazilian contexts as a reference to students, academics, researchers, and professionals in the fields of Sports, Psychology, Education, and Health.

Since 2009, Journal Motricidade has provided immediate open access to all published content, without embargo, under a Creative Commons licence.